Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was one of Japan’s most loved authors of fiction, poetry and children’s stories.
‘Two young gentlemen dressed just like British military men, with gleaming guns on their shoulders and two dogs like great white bears at their heels, were walking in the mountains where the leaves rustled dry underfoot.’
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